dickering
present participle ofdicker
dicker
verb[I]
USuk/ˈdɪk.ər/us/ˈdɪk.ɚ/toarguewith someone,especiallyabout thepriceofgoods:
She dickeredwiththedriveroverthefare.
Synonyms
bargain
haggle
Negotiating prices
- bargainer
- bargaining power
- barter
- beat
- beat down
- bid
- cap
- dicker
- drive a hard bargainidiom
- gazump
- gazunder
- haggle
- negotiable
- non-market
- non-negotiable
- outbargain
- predatory pricing
- quotation
- quote
- settle
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Arguing & disagreeing
Examplesofdickering
dickering
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
There was constantdickeringover accounts.
From theCambridge English Corpus
People who are really interested in progressive thought cannot afford the energy—or even the frivolity—to spend their time "dickering"with things which need not be"dickered" with.
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I found a tendency to stress things which have a certain amount of popularity, such as woodwork and little dickerings in motors.
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No doubt there will bedickeringbackwards and forwards.
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It is not a question ofdickering.
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Dickeringrefers to the same process, albeit with a slight negative (petty) connotation.
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